Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . W. W. DOUGLAS. Island under appointment from the United StatesCircuit Court. In 1890 when serving as Senator fromProvidence he was elected .\ssociate Justice of theSupreme Court, and took his seat in August of thatyear. In addition to his law practice he has taken. C7^t^i/2^1.^C4^^ \^^^>^0^ MEN OF PROGRESS. 25 an earnest interest in public and military affairs. Hewas elected a member of the General Assembly forthe first time in 1871 and
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . W. W. DOUGLAS. Island under appointment from the United StatesCircuit Court. In 1890 when serving as Senator fromProvidence he was elected .\ssociate Justice of theSupreme Court, and took his seat in August of thatyear. In addition to his law practice he has taken. C7^t^i/2^1.^C4^^ \^^^>^0^ MEN OF PROGRESS. 25 an earnest interest in public and military affairs. Hewas elected a member of the General Assembly forthe first time in 1871 and re-elected the followingyear. He was a member of the Common Councilof Providence from the Second Ward from June1873 to January 1876. In 1866 he was appointedMajor and division Judge Advocate on the staff ofGen. Olney Arnold, commanding the Rhode Islandmilitia, and held the same position on the staff ofGen. Horace Daniels, Gen. Arnolds successor, until1874. In 1881 he was appointed assistant adju-tant-general of Rhode Island with rank of Lieuten-ant-Colonel, and in 1882 was promoted to be adju-tant-general with the rank of Brigadier-General,holding the office until it was filled by election inthe General Assembly. He was commander of Rod-man Post, No. 12, Grand Army of the Repubhc,Department of Rhode Island, 1869-1870, and wasJudge Advocate-General of the Grand Army of theRepublic from 1871 to 1877, serving on
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